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Jimmy Chua joins Independence Health System

Jimmy Chua, medical director of infectious diseases at Butler Memorial and Clarion Hospitals. Submitted photo

Independence Health System has added a new infectious disease specialist to its roster.

Jimmy Chua, has joined the medical staff at Butler Memorial and Clarion hospitals, where he will serve as the medical director of infectious diseases, providing consultations for inpatient care, while establishing an outpatient clinic to expand access to specialized care.

Chua treats a wide range of clinical conditions, including surgical infections; complicated skin and soft tissue infections; HIV and other sexually transmitted infections; pneumonia and endocarditis.

He earned his medical degree from the University of Santo Tomas, recognized as the oldest university in Asia.

After practicing in Manila, he relocated to Marshfield, Wisconsin, where he completed an internal medicine residency at Marshfield Clinic, followed by fellowships in infectious diseases and clinical microbiology at Cleveland Clinic in Ohio.

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